. >>> kickoff between the ravens and 49ers will happen in new orleans next sunday. the city said after years of preparing, it's ready to host the biggest sports party of the year. natash rob cordrayins has more. >> reporter: for two years, the -- natasha robins has more. >> reporter: for two years, they worked on it and completed a task that other cities would consider overwhelming. >> our great city, new orleans, is ready for mardi gras and we're ready for the super bowl xlvii. i guarantee it. >> reporter: 5,000 members of the media are starting to arrive. >> and it's, in fact, the largest media platform in history. the tv viewership was over 1 heaven million viewers. >> reporter: stories are being told on the international stage about new orleans. as super bowl 47 approaches. >> reporter: and to -- judge and to take this opportunity to show the rest of the world how far new orleans has come. >> for a city that seven years ago was 15 feet under water and the last on every list in mark that mattered. we find ourselves in -- in america that mattered. we find ourselve